Suspender-buckle.



No. 725,997. PATENTED APR. 21, 1903..

s. s. SINGER. SUSPENDER BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1902.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,997, dated April21, 1903.

Application filed May 13, 1902. Serial No. 107,078. (No model.)

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. SINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greatfalls, Cascade county, Montana, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Suspender-Buckles, of which thefollowingis Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows myinvention with the twoparts united. Fig. 2 shows the upper plate of the buckle. Fig. 3 is thelower or tongue portion of the buckle. Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectionof the two plates united.

A is the upper plate of the buckle, which is made of sheet metal and isoblong in shape,

having in its upper end the usual slot for the suspender-straps.

a is an opening through which the tongue of the lower portion of thebuckle passes. A short distance below the opening a is formed the narrowslot Z), thus forming between the openings 0. and b the bar 0, which isdepressed slightly below the level of the plate A. Immediately above theopening a a portion of the plate corresponding in size and shape to theupper end of the tongue portion 0 is depressed below the level of theplate A and also below the level of the bar 0, thus forming a recess efor the reception of the tongue 0. The lower portion of the buckle Bisalso formed of an'oblong piece of sheet metal and has one end reduced inwidth to about onehalf the width of the plate proper. Near the center ofthis narrow portion a tongue m is formed by striking out the metal. Thistongue of metal is raised slightly above the level of plate B, so thatit forms a hook.

To unite the two parts of the buckle, the

plate B is placed at about right angles to the plate A and the narrowend 0 is inserted in the opening a as faras it will go, its movementbeing limited by the wide lower portion of the plate andthen turned to amore acute angle and-drawn downward. As it moves down the hook m passesover the bar 0 and through the slot b and the end of the tongue 0 fitsinto the recess 6. This recess e is depressed far enough to permit theplate B to assume a perfectly flat position parallel to the plate A. Thebar 0, being midway between the bottom of recess e and the plate A,allows'the hook m to pass over it and through the'slot b, thus placingthe end of the hook beneath the plate A and preventing its catching onthe garments.

To separate the parts, it is necessary to raise the lower portion untilthe hook m is disengaged from the bar 0 and then turn the plate B to aposition at'right angles to the plate A and withdraw it.

It is practically impossible for the parts to be detached accidentally,as the plate B must turn to a full right angle, as any-position lessthan a right angle would permit the hook on to engagethe bar 0 and theparts would again assume the united position.

In making thebuckle the parts are preferably struck eachfrom a singlepiece of metal.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A suspenderbuckle comprising two plates, one of said plates having two openingstherein and a cross-bar between said openings, said cross-bar beingdepressed beneath the level of said plate, the second plate beingadapted to enter one of said openings and having a hook raised above thelevel of said plate and adapted to engage said crossbar, substantiallyas described.

2. A suspender buckle comprising two plates, one of said plates havingopenings formed therein, a cross-bar between said openings beneath thelevel of said plate and a portion of said plate immediately above saidopenings being depressed beneath the level of said cross-bar, the secondplate being adapted to enter one of said openings and having a hookraised above the level of said plate and adapted to engage saidcross-bar on the first plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAML. S. SINGER. Witnesses:

FRED ARKELL, GEORGE E. TRUEBLOOD.

